The former defending World Series champions came into the season with high expectations. They won a franchise-record, 108 games and rolled their way to a World Series victory over the Dodgers.
When Brock Holt first arrived in Boston, as part of the Mark Melancon deal expectations were not high. The young infielder was an unknown and was not expected to last long in Boston. His career, however, has not gone as planned and he has become an important piece over the last seven seasons. With free agency on the horizon, his run in Boston may, unfortunately, be coming to an end. As the season winds down, Holt is reminding Red Sox management what makes him so valuable.
Entering this season Christian Vazquez was not expected to be an offensive force. Like the Red Sox season however that has not gone as planned. Through Vazquez’s first four years in the majors, he only hit above .250 once. The Red Sox backstop had never driven in more than 35 runs in a season or hit more than five home runs. With the season at the halfway point, Vaquez has not only excelled offensively but been a force with the bat.
You know the rules: the seven best hitters of the week.
In this installment of Sox Grades, our two panelists decided to attack both the catcher and the designated hitter positions.
After high expectations and low return for years, Blake Swihart is finally starting to deliver for the Boston Red Sox.
A lot was made about Lebron James playing in the NBA finals with an injured right hand and Christian Vazquez was initially placed on the 10-day DL after injuring his hand sliding. The punch to the blackboard that injured Lebron’s hand is the classic mechanism for boxer’s fracture, but the fact that Vazquez’s injury is to his pinky or 5th digit makes that type of injury likely for him too.
Spring Training is here, and the Red Sox have sent out their invites. Over the next couple weeks, I’ll take
With Truck Day just passing, the next big step for Red Sox baseball is Spring Training and with a little
Alex Cora went back to his home of Puerto Rico to give back to his community after the destruction caused
The Boston Red Sox organization took a major blow when the decision was made to keep Sandy Leon as one
Christian Vazquez was selected by the Boston Red Sox as a ninth-round pick in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. Since
The former defending World Series champions came into the season with high expectations. They won a franchise-record, 108 games and rolled their way to a World Series victory over the Dodgers.
When Brock Holt first arrived in Boston, as part of the Mark Melancon deal expectations were not high. The young infielder was an unknown and was not expected to last long in Boston. His career, however, has not gone as planned and he has become an important piece over the last seven seasons. With free agency on the horizon, his run in Boston may, unfortunately, be coming to an end. As the season winds down, Holt is reminding Red Sox management what makes him so valuable.
Entering this season Christian Vazquez was not expected to be an offensive force. Like the Red Sox season however that has not gone as planned. Through Vazquez’s first four years in the majors, he only hit above .250 once. The Red Sox backstop had never driven in more than 35 runs in a season or hit more than five home runs. With the season at the halfway point, Vaquez has not only excelled offensively but been a force with the bat.
You know the rules: the seven best hitters of the week.
In this installment of Sox Grades, our two panelists decided to attack both the catcher and the designated hitter positions. One grade was easy, and
After high expectations and low return for years, Blake Swihart is finally starting to deliver for the Boston Red Sox. Boston drafted Swihart as the
A lot was made about Lebron James playing in the NBA finals with an injured right hand and Christian Vazquez was initially placed on the 10-day DL after injuring his hand sliding. The punch to the blackboard that injured Lebron’s hand is the classic mechanism for boxer’s fracture, but the fact that Vazquez’s injury is to his pinky or 5th digit makes that type of injury likely for him too.
Spring Training is here, and the Red Sox have sent out their invites. Over the next couple weeks, I’ll take a look at every position
With Truck Day just passing, the next big step for Red Sox baseball is Spring Training and with a little over a month until the
Alex Cora went back to his home of Puerto Rico to give back to his community after the destruction caused by hurricane Maria in September. Cora
The Boston Red Sox organization took a major blow when the decision was made to keep Sandy Leon as one of their two everyday catchers.
Christian Vazquez was selected by the Boston Red Sox as a ninth-round pick in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. Since then, he’s had quite the
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